#20. The Rum Diary
Director/Writer: Bruce Robinson
Producers: Christi Dembrowski, Graham King, Robert Kravis, Anthony Rhulen and Depp
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: The adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s classic The Rum Diaries, this is about love, treachery and lust amid the palm tree-lined setting of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the 1950s. This is about a love triangle in the tale of a washed-up, hard-drinking journalist named Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp)...(more)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Giovanni Ribisi, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart, Amaury Nolasco and Richard Jenkins
Why is it on the list?: The combo of Depp, the novel on which this film is based on, and the guy who made cult film Withnail & I is enough for me to be psyched for Robinson’s long gestating project (Depps was throwing hints at us way back when he was filming 2003’s Secret Window). I think this makes Robinson the official comeback kid for 2010?
Release Date/Status?: Look for this to fetch a distributor after a big film festival release such as Cannes.
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